1990 Chicago Bears season
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The 1990 Chicago Bears
season was their 71st regular season
and 20th postseason
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a 11–5 record, and lost in the NFC Divisional playoffs to the New York Giants
.
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 71st regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...
and 20th postseason
NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the...
completed in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a 11–5 record, and lost in the NFC Divisional playoffs to the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Name | Position | College |
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1 | 6 | Mark Carrier | S | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
2 | 32 | Fred Washington Fred Washington (defensive tackle) Fred Earl Washington was a professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. for one season for the Chicago Bears. He was killed in a car accident during his rookie season.-External links:... |
DT | TCU TCU TCU is an abbreviation for:* Tauranga City United, a New Zealand association football club* Telecommunication Control Unit* Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic program of the school... |
2 | 33 | Ron Cox | LB | Fresno State |
3 | 61 | Tim Ryan Tim Ryan (American football) Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:... |
DE | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
3 | 63 | Peter Tom Willis Peter Tom Willis Peter Tom Willis is a former college and professional American football quarterback. From 1998-2008 he served as the radio color commentator for the Florida State University Seminoles, where he played his collegiate football.... |
QB | Florida State |
4 | 88 | Tony Moss | WR | LSU |
5 | 117 | Pat Chaffey Pat Chaffey Pat Chaffey is a former American football running back who played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 and for the New York Jets from 1992–1993. He played college football at Oregon State University, and played in 31 games over three seasons in the NFL. He graduated from North Marion High School in... |
RB | Oregon State |
6 | 144 | John Mangum John Mangum John Mangum , is a former American professional football player who played in 9 NFL seasons from 1990-1998 for the Chicago Bears.... |
DB | Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... |
7 | 176 | Bill Anderson | C | Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New... |
8 | 200 | James Rouse | RB | Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River... |
9 | 228 | Johnny Bailey Johnny Bailey Johnny Lee Bailey , born in Houston, Texas, was an American football running back. He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship.... |
RB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
10 | 255 | Terry Price Terry Price Terence "Terry" Graham Price was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, rugby league and American football player of the 1960s and '70s, who at representative level played rugby union for British Lions, and , and at club level for Llanelli RFC, playing at Fullback, i.e... |
DE | Texas A&M |
11 | 284 | Brent White Brent White Brent White is an American film editor with over 10 editing credits on feature films dating from 1993. Since 2004, White has worked on six successive comedy films produced or co-produced by Judd Apatow, and directed by Apatow or Adam McKay.... |
DE | Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
11 | 298 | Roman Matusz | T | Pittsburgh |
12 | 310 | Anthony Cooney | DB | Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River... |
Roster
1990 Chicago Bears roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams |
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 9, 1990 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
W 17-0 | |
2 | September 16, 1990 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 31-13 | |
3 | September 23, 1990 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 19-16 | |
4 | September 30, 1990 | at Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24-10 | |
5 | October 7, 1990 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 27-13 | |
6 | October 14, 1990 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
W 38-9 | |
7 | Bye | |||
8 | October 28, 1990 | at Phoenix Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31-21 | |
9 | November 4, 1990 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 26-6 | |
10 | November 11, 1990 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 30-24 | |
11 | November 18, 1990 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 16-13 | |
12 | November 25, 1990 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 41-13 | |
13 | December 2, 1990 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 23-17 | |
14 | December 9, 1990 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 10-9 | |
15 | December 16, 1990 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 38-21 | |
16 | December 23, 1990 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 27-14 | |
17 | December 29, 1990 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 21-10 | |